点评:Although it is clear that the animals are healthy, we were very uncomfortable with the animal feeding activities; food for the animals can be purchased and it comes in labelled pots. However, there is no monitoring (of that we were aware) of the amount of food that visitors were giving to the animals and no one checking that the correct food is being given in the correct animal pens.
We also felt uncomfortable in The Barn where animals were being forced onto children's laps - this negative experience was worsened by the rude memeber of staff.
Our other concern was the amount of chickens and ducks in one pen - there seemed too little room and not enough water for the ducks to swim in.
It felt as if human entertainment was valued above animal welfare.
I am sure this is not the case as anyone can deduce from visiting that the animals look healthy and have great facilities but this was our feeling having visited.
Nonetheless, the range of animals is vast, the farm is beautifully situated with a well-thought layout, the site is immaculate in terms of cleanliness, there is a brilliant play area and bouncy castles for children, the animals seem healthy and happy, and there is a variety of food and beverages on offer at the coffee shop and food shack.
Would I reccomend this place for families? - absolutely. But I do think there should be more staff monitoring around the animals - especially if animal feeding happens all day and not at specific times with controlled amounts.
翻译:虽然动物们显然很健康,但我们对动物喂食活动感到非常不舒服;动物饲料可以购买,而且装在贴有标签的罐子里。然而,没有人监控(我们意识到了这一点)游客喂给动物的食物量,也没有人检查动物圈里是否喂食了正确的食物。
在“谷仓”(The Barn)里,我们也感到不舒服,因为动物们被强行放在孩子们的腿上——粗鲁的工作人员加剧了这种糟糕的体验。
我们另一个担心的是一个圈里鸡鸭的数量——空间似乎太小,鸭子游泳的水也不够。
感觉好像人类的娱乐比动物的福利更重要。
我相信事实并非如此,因为任何人都可以从参观中推断出这些动物看起来很健康,而且设施也很好,但这确实是我们参观后的感受。
尽管如此,这里的动物种类繁多,农场位置优美,布局合理,场地清洁无可挑剔,有一个很棒的游乐区和供儿童玩耍的充气城堡,动物们看起来健康快乐,咖啡馆和食品棚提供各种食物和饮料。
我会推荐这个地方给家庭游客吗?——绝对推荐。但我确实认为应该在动物周围安排更多工作人员进行监控——尤其是在动物喂食是全天进行的,而不是在特定时间控制喂食量的情况下。